Honey Benjamin
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Kollam City Corporation
(Ward No:9)
Honey Benjamin | |
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| Mayor of Kollam | |
| Assumed office 28 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Prasanna Earnest |
| Constituency | Vadakkumbhagam, Kollam City Corporation (Ward No:9) |
| In office 28 February 2025 – till date | |
| Preceded by | Prasanna Earnest |
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| Born | |
| Party | Communist Party of India |
| Spouse | Benjamin |
| Children | Hamin J.Benjamin, Sandra J.Benjamin |
Honey Benjamin was the mayor of Kollam city. She is a CPI party member and politician from Kollam city, India. She was the first CPI mayor of Kollam City Corporation.[1][2][3][4] Benjamin first becaming mayor in 2014 by one vote,[5] with a total of 28 votes against her opponent Maya Ganesh of the UDF's 27 in the council election.[6] This election was held due to the resignation of ex-mayor Prasanna Earnest as part of an agreement with the LDF due to a no-confidence motion raised by the UDF.[6] However in the 2015 election, the name of V. Rajendrababu was proposed by Benjamin and he became the next mayor instead.[7] She later returned to power following the February 2025 election with Honey securing 37 votes, while UDF candidate and Maruthadi ward councillor Sumi M received seven votes.[8] She then lost the December 2025 election to A. K. Hafeez of the INC, ending 25 years of continuous LDF governance.[9]
